Curtain rod



A. BECKMAN.

CURTAIN ROD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1921.

1,41 9,207. Patented June 13, 1922..

l 1 i s I Cir STATES PATENT @FFEQE;

AMANDA BECKMAN, 01 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CURTAIN ROD.

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Application filed May 2, 1921. Serial lilo. 465,971.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMANDA BEGKMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CurtainRods, of which the following is a specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to curtain sup ports, and has for its object toprovide a device of this character which permits hanging of the samewithout danger of injury to the curtain.

The difliculty experienced in the use of curtain rods is that there is atendency for the curtain to hang on the end of the rod when beingapplied, which frequently tears the curtain and renders the applicationof the same rather diiiicult. In addition to this it has also been foundthat when the rod is being raised to its supports that the curtainfrequently slips oif'the ends of the rod.

It is, therefore, the primary object of the invention to provide a novelcurtain rod or support which not only permits the curtain to be readilyapplied by forming the rods in such a manner that the blunt end of thesame is projected laterally of the path of movement of the curtain inthe application of the curtain to the rod and wherein said laterallyprojecting portion also serves to prevent accidental disengagement ofthe curtain from the rod.

The invention also has for its object to provide a curtain rod, the endsof which are disposed substantially at right angles to the body portionof the rod, and of a length to permit said ends to enter the pocket ofthe curtain unobstructed.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a pair of telescopicmembers having their end portions extended substantially at right anglesto the body portion of said members and wherein the right angularextended portions serve as spaces to separate the walls of the pocket ofthe curtain and permit the rod to readily enter the pocket.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter moreparticularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of awindow casing and curtain showing the invention applied,

Figure 52 is a plan view partly in section,

Figure 3 is an end elevation showing the position of the lug when thecurtain is being applied, and

Figure 4: is an endelevation showing the position of the lug and thecurtain after the curtain has been applied.

Referring to the drawings 5 designates one section of a curtain rodconsisting of a tubular member of any desired material and length, theend 6 of said section is closed, while projecting from one side of thesection near the end is an extension or lug 7. It will be noted that thelug 7 extends substantially at right angles to the body portion of saidsection and is slightly less in diameter than the diameter of the bodyportion of the section. The distance between the opposite sides of thesection 5 and the end of the lug 7 is slightly less than the width ofthe pocket A of the curtain B.

The remaining section of the curtain support consists of a rod 8 havingits end portion 9 tapered to permit said end to be readily inserted inthe section 5 to prevent binding of the rod 9 in the section 5 bycontact of the end portion 9 with the inner wall of the section 5 sothat the rod is unobstructed in its movement. The end 10 is extended atright angles to the body portion of said sec tion to form an extensionor lug 11. The distance between the end of the lug 11 and opposite sideof the rod, similar to the lug 7, is considerably less than the width ofthe pocket A of the curtain.

The purpose of the extensions or lugs 7 and 11 is to prevent catching ofthe curtain on the end of the rod when the curtain is being applied.This is possible in View of the absence of edges on the ends of thesection, as the end 6 of the section is disposed par allel to the sidewalls of the pocket A. In addition to this the extensions serve asspacers to properly open the pocket or in other words to dispose thewalls of the pocket in spaced relation to each other so that it is notnecessary for all portions of the pocket of the curtain to engage thebody portions of the section when the curtain is being applied, as thepocket is being opened to an extent greater than the diameter of saidsection. This feature also eliminates the possibility of the walls ofthe pockets 110 adhering; to each other and oflering further resistanceto the application of the curtain to the rod.

Another important feature of this device is that the extensions 7 and 11serve as stops to prevent accidentaldisengagement of the curtain Whenthe curtain rod is being applied to the Window. In view of this, thelugs permit the operator to hold the curtain rod in any desired positionWhen applying the curtain to its supports Without danger of the ends ofthe curtain slipping off the ends of the rods. This feature alsoeliminates the use of stop balls or knobs previously used on the ends ofcurtain rods. It is of course obvious that after the curtain is appliedthe pocket A of the curtain Will adjust itself according to the diameterof the body portion of the rod so that regardless of the fact that theextensions 7 and 11 are movable through the pocket of the curtain at thesame time their use as stops for the curtain is not interfered with.

From the foregoing it Will be readily seen that this invention providesanovel form of curtain rod which is not only adjustable to accommodatethe size of the Window on which it is used, but which saves considerabletime and labor in the application ofthe curtain to the rod. Theextensions 7 and 11 also serve as means to prevent accidentaldisengagement of the curtain rod from the Window should the rod bedisplaced with respect to its supports as longitudinal move ment to agreat extent will be limited by the extensions. The invention alsopossesses ad vantages of simplicity and durability.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a curtain including a rodreceiving pocket, of a curtain rod having its end portions extended inangular relation to said rod, and substantially in spaced parallelrelation to each other, said extensions being each of such proportionswith respect to the capacity of said pocket as to enable said extensionto enter and separate the Walls of the pocket to permit unol structedmovement of the curtain on the rod.

2. The combination with a curtain including a rod receivingpocket, of arod having its ends extended in angular relation to said rod, the lengthof said angularly extended ends being lessthan the capacity of thepocket, either of said extensions beingadapted tOnGl'lliBI the pocket,both of said extensions being arranged to prevent disengagement of thecurtain rod after the curtain has been positioned on the rod.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

Mns. AMANDA BECKMAN.

